Montesquieu Quote

Politics are a smooth file, which cuts gradually, and attains its end by slow progression.


Book XIV, Chapter 13 - De l'Esprit des Lois (1748)


Politics are a smooth file, which cuts gradually, and attains its end by slow progression.

Politics are a smooth file, which cuts gradually, and attains its end by slow progression.

Politics are a smooth file, which cuts gradually, and attains its end by slow progression.

Politics are a smooth file, which cuts gradually, and attains its end by slow progression.